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kmart toward new orleans chanting freedom or death. their goal is to overthrow new orleans and establish a black republic. i want to focus on the idea of them wearing his military uniform. what does that mean? are saying we are real men with a mission. slaves are not people, they are animals without political existence with no rights, no claim to freedom and by putting on military uniforms, by claiming that the element of nationhood they say that our ideology is fundamentally wrong. a few plantations down, gilbert -- he sees his slave dominique bursting into his quarters just as charles burst into menlo landry's quarters hours before. but dominique is not there to kill francois but to warn him. the fastest way to freedom in slave society is to the trey revolt. will not participate in one and dominique tells him there is a large number of rebels slaves moving down the river pillaging farm that killing whites. francois tells dominique to travel to new orleans and ward ever won the rebels are coming to go to new orleans and take cover, ge
kmart toward new orleans chanting freedom or death. their goal is to overthrow new orleans and establish a black republic. i want to focus on the idea of them wearing his military uniform. what does that mean? are saying we are real men with a mission. slaves are not people, they are animals without political existence with no rights, no claim to freedom and by putting on military uniforms, by claiming that the element of nationhood they say that our ideology is fundamentally wrong. a few...
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so much has been said, done, written about new orleans. what is the point of this particular documentary? >> a hurricane did hurricane damage to the gulf coast but what almost killed new orleans was not a hurricane. when it passed by new orleans, this was on a category one or a weak category two, it was a catastrophic failure of the hurricane system. it took them four and a half decades to almost complete the project and it failed in more than 50 places under storm surge conditions that were less severe than was supposed to withstand. it was a catastrophic situation. people talk about the government and all of that. unless you have read these reports by the investigations, you don't know why those people suffered, why those people drowned. >> i heard you say that it took four and a half decades to almost complete. >> it was not completed. >> i have heard of government bureaucracy, how does any entity work on a project for four and a half decades and it still not completed? >> in its original budget a timeframe for construction, completion
so much has been said, done, written about new orleans. what is the point of this particular documentary? >> a hurricane did hurricane damage to the gulf coast but what almost killed new orleans was not a hurricane. when it passed by new orleans, this was on a category one or a weak category two, it was a catastrophic failure of the hurricane system. it took them four and a half decades to almost complete the project and it failed in more than 50 places under storm surge conditions that...
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from his beloved city of new orleans tonight. mr. mayor, we should point out nobody wants a drop of water in that city, and we wish we could wish you sunny skies and no potholes for the next 100 years, buwhat makes you so sure? >> we have been working with the corps of engineers. the levees that protect the mississippi are some of the strongest levees we have. the corps has been out every day almost every second of the day monitoring the levees. the morganza spillway was an important component for us. it's going to relieve a tremendous amount of pressure in the city of new orleans. based on what the corps has told us, we believe the city of new orleans is going to be safe. this is a very tragic situation, really for everybody in america and of course the people who live along the atchafalaya basin and in morgan city, and our hearts go out to them, but we have every reason to believe based upon the information the corpses has given us and the inspections that have been done, that new orleans is going to be safe. >> reporter: so ma
from his beloved city of new orleans tonight. mr. mayor, we should point out nobody wants a drop of water in that city, and we wish we could wish you sunny skies and no potholes for the next 100 years, buwhat makes you so sure? >> we have been working with the corps of engineers. the levees that protect the mississippi are some of the strongest levees we have. the corps has been out every day almost every second of the day monitoring the levees. the morganza spillway was an important...
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oil spill, new orleans has a new mayor with a new plan on how to run the city. mitch landrieu says it's time to rebuild this place, not into what it was, but into what it can be. he brings his own brand of intensity to the big easy. and like many people who live there, landrieu is in the middle of a love affair with his troubled city, as we discovered when we caught up with him during mardi gras. ♪ ♪ new orleans is a rich gumbo of french, spanish and afro- caribbean culture that's been slow cooking for three centuries. tourism here is a $5 billion a year industry, and the biggest draw is mardi gras. ♪ ♪ beneath the mardi gras masks and the makeup, buried deep in the music, is an energy in new orleans like no place else in america, and mayor mitch landrieu moves to it with his own rhythm of leadership. i get the impression that you're having as much fun as the people are. >> mitch landrieu: i love mardi gras. i'm a street rat. i told you, i really, really enjoy it. >> pitts: yeah? >> landrieu: it's a lot of fun. >> pitts: mardi gras is a two- week-long pa
oil spill, new orleans has a new mayor with a new plan on how to run the city. mitch landrieu says it's time to rebuild this place, not into what it was, but into what it can be. he brings his own brand of intensity to the big easy. and like many people who live there, landrieu is in the middle of a love affair with his troubled city, as we discovered when we caught up with him during mardi gras. ♪ ♪ new orleans is a rich gumbo of french, spanish and afro- caribbean culture that's been slow...
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new orleans -- from? new orleans. i've been there once. a lot of it has to do with new orleans. and there is a sort of rivalry, maybe a little jealousy, maybe dismissiveness in communities outside of new orleans because of that, because they think, you know, everyone hears about mardi gras, and they immediately think of what goes on about eight yards that way instead of their version which is quite different. but, yeah, this book was very much about me getting out and exploring that world outside of new orleans and, hopefully, being a guide that other people who feel the same way about louisiana could follow. as far as the stereotypes go, yeah, it's, you know, especially if you follow the typical script, it's easy to think it's just, you know, life on the bayou is like a hank williams song, you know? one of the first things i tried to get through was just the idea of cajun country. i call the book exploring america's cajun and creole heartland because quite a bit of the area i explore is heavily black, heavily creole. that's kind of a tormented term in south louisiana, but in so
new orleans -- from? new orleans. i've been there once. a lot of it has to do with new orleans. and there is a sort of rivalry, maybe a little jealousy, maybe dismissiveness in communities outside of new orleans because of that, because they think, you know, everyone hears about mardi gras, and they immediately think of what goes on about eight yards that way instead of their version which is quite different. but, yeah, this book was very much about me getting out and exploring that world...
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can't wait for new orleans to come back. and it has been, but now we have this new tragedy to worry about. >> dr. wendy, i want to tell our viewers that you're looking at live pictures now. this is from our affiliate wdsu. this is right across the river from the french quarters. jackson square, right. it points right across there? andreas is my executive producer. he's from new orleans. i'm from baton rouge. you take the ferry over or the bridge. there's two sets of levees, an old levee and a new levee. it's topped the old levee and it looked like it's going to top the new levee. this is about 90 miles downriver from the morganza swillway. algiers point. that's what everyone knows. since we're talking about that now, let's bring in general russel honore. if the water is already high here, what is going to happen when it comes down from the morganza? >> you know, that crest will have less than a foot to spare as the projecting stress. and they have done a superb job until this point, but they're working with nature. and they
can't wait for new orleans to come back. and it has been, but now we have this new tragedy to worry about. >> dr. wendy, i want to tell our viewers that you're looking at live pictures now. this is from our affiliate wdsu. this is right across the river from the french quarters. jackson square, right. it points right across there? andreas is my executive producer. he's from new orleans. i'm from baton rouge. you take the ferry over or the bridge. there's two sets of levees, an old levee...
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missed new orleans thirty five miles new orleans was on the weak side new orleans the new human experience are if a force winds and yet we destroyed a major american city and twenty four ounce. the in the air. in the middle of a. drain. millions around the world have heard hurricane katrina stories of death survival and rebirth. but has received far less attention is how the storm's devastation was intertwined with a handful of questionable decisions made in recent years across southern louisiana . in two thousand and five ivor was named director of the louisiana state university hurricane center. louisiana chose him to lead its investigation into the levee failures during hurricane katrina. didn't take me very long to realize that there was one agency to blame and i was a call vention s. for shoddy shoddy engineering. after i've ever published his official levy report his university contract was terminated. before we both were living. in the superhero trade schools before we cut out everything with oil and gas taxes and else we used to have very extensive cypress swamps all the way along
missed new orleans thirty five miles new orleans was on the weak side new orleans the new human experience are if a force winds and yet we destroyed a major american city and twenty four ounce. the in the air. in the middle of a. drain. millions around the world have heard hurricane katrina stories of death survival and rebirth. but has received far less attention is how the storm's devastation was intertwined with a handful of questionable decisions made in recent years across southern...
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. >>> plus, a voodoo priestess in new orleans. >> voodoo recognizes an invisible world of great power and of spiritual power, and that the surface reality is really just the surface of things. >>> major funding for "religion and ethics newsweekly" is provided by the lilly endowment, an indianapolis based private family foundation dedicated to its founders' interest in religion, community development, and education. additional funding by mutual of america, designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. and the corporation for public broadcasting. >>> welcome. i'm bob be a ber nety. it's good to have you with us. faith based relief groups rushed this week to help victims of deadly storms and tornadoes that struck parts of the midwest and plains. in joplin, missouri, the hardest hit, at least 125 people were killed by one of the worst tornadoes in the u.s. in 60 years. more than 200 people remain missing. volunteers are helping with the massive cleanup and providing food and shelter to the homeless. missouri governor jay nixon sin
. >>> plus, a voodoo priestess in new orleans. >> voodoo recognizes an invisible world of great power and of spiritual power, and that the surface reality is really just the surface of things. >>> major funding for "religion and ethics newsweekly" is provided by the lilly endowment, an indianapolis based private family foundation dedicated to its founders' interest in religion, community development, and education. additional funding by mutual of america,...
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for many, the next big focus becomes new orleans. but saving some places means flooding others, in those places where they can manage the flow of the river. today the new orleans mayor took a stand, said that city won't flood. the question is, who will? for now tonight, 14 counties in mississippi are disaster areas. we could be looking at 5,000 homeless americans very soon. we start off again with nbc's anne thompson in morgan city, louisiana, where there are fears locally this water is coming right for them. anne, good evening? >> reporter: brian, take a look at this. the atchafalaya river is already covering the morgan city wharf. and this water could go another six feet higher if officials open that spillway and send the mississippi river down here. morgan city has this seawall to protect it. but tonight in louisiana and mississippi, people are wondering if the protections they have are enough. >> the water's going up to a new record here. >> reporter: as the mississippi rises, neighborhoods disappear. >> this is the most water th
for many, the next big focus becomes new orleans. but saving some places means flooding others, in those places where they can manage the flow of the river. today the new orleans mayor took a stand, said that city won't flood. the question is, who will? for now tonight, 14 counties in mississippi are disaster areas. we could be looking at 5,000 homeless americans very soon. we start off again with nbc's anne thompson in morgan city, louisiana, where there are fears locally this water is coming...
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that cost the city of new orleans an estimated $2 billion. new orleans imports everything from rubber to computers, and the oil industry is still reeling from last year's gulf oil spill. upriver in baton rouge, exxonmobil closed its dock operations today. >> it just causes economic damage, if you will. the plant would have to shut down. they won't be able to receive product or send product out so things just come to a standstill. >> reporter: for now, the coast guard is monitoring the river levels closely in this makeshift command center. >> we're trying to do everything we can to keep all waterways open but we also understand that at certain points we've got to look at the safety of the mariners and the safety of the flood control structures. >> parts of the cumberland and ohio rivers that flow into the mississippi have already been closed to boat traffic. russ. >> mitchell: maya rodriguez in organza, louisiana, thank you so much. here's what else is happening tonight. three pakistani americans, a miami imam and his two sons were arrested to
that cost the city of new orleans an estimated $2 billion. new orleans imports everything from rubber to computers, and the oil industry is still reeling from last year's gulf oil spill. upriver in baton rouge, exxonmobil closed its dock operations today. >> it just causes economic damage, if you will. the plant would have to shut down. they won't be able to receive product or send product out so things just come to a standstill. >> reporter: for now, the coast guard is monitoring...
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while downstream new orleans prepares for the worst. i'm russ mitchell, also tonight, interrogation debate. in the wake of the raid that kill kd osama bin laden, a renewed argumentsover whether harsh interrogation techniques work or cross the line. distracted drivers. think you can text safely while behind the wheel? well, try this simulator test first. and honoring a hero. the u.s. names its newest warship for a navy seal who died in combat in the afghanistan war. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: and good evening, floodwaters are rising tonight and so are anxieties up and down the mississippi valley with memphis most immediately at risk. take a look. this is the mississippi and its tributaries in normal times. these are the waters this evening. and these are the counties facing flood warnings. the waters are expected to crest in just two days in memphis which is where randall pingston is standing by live. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, russ the u.s. army corps enginee
while downstream new orleans prepares for the worst. i'm russ mitchell, also tonight, interrogation debate. in the wake of the raid that kill kd osama bin laden, a renewed argumentsover whether harsh interrogation techniques work or cross the line. distracted drivers. think you can text safely while behind the wheel? well, try this simulator test first. and honoring a hero. the u.s. names its newest warship for a navy seal who died in combat in the afghanistan war. captioning sponsored by cbs...
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so by opening this up, this is going to be really good news for new orleans. now, keep in mind, earlier they thought it was going to get closer, higher up and the wall is built about 20 feet and they thought it was going to be, as i said, higher, but this right now showing you potentially we could see the river cresting and staying this way for several days and that is good news. now, as we go over to this graphic right here, this is going to give you an idea of when the water is actually going to be moving down towards the south. again, that's the morganza floodgate. that released some of the pressure off the mississippi river. as we go one day, 24 hours, we're going to see the water getting closer to interstate 10. we talked about that, because that's that busy stretch that goes from lafayette to baton rouge. as we go down farther along, and we take you, say, about three days out, getting close to morgan city. now, earlier we said that morgan city has very good levee system, and it looks like if the levee holds out, that's going to be good news for morgan ci
so by opening this up, this is going to be really good news for new orleans. now, keep in mind, earlier they thought it was going to get closer, higher up and the wall is built about 20 feet and they thought it was going to be, as i said, higher, but this right now showing you potentially we could see the river cresting and staying this way for several days and that is good news. now, as we go over to this graphic right here, this is going to give you an idea of when the water is actually going...
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wetten i-55, from new orleans to st. louis. also on i-40 across tennessee. flooding on i-10, from baton rouge to new orleans and mobile. rain slick on i-70, from st. louis to pittsburgh. and on i-80, from chicago to cleveland. >> and if you're flying, delays are possible in minneapolis, chicago, detroit, memphis, new orleans and charlotte. >>> thousands of residents living along the mississippi river could be flooded out as soon as tomorrow. >> government engineers are expected to open a massive spillway along the river to spare larger cities. nose in rural areas, they stand to lose everything. jim avila reports, now, from morgan city, louisiana. >> reporter: the heart of the flood zone. stevensville, louisiana. and the children of the only elementary school here are moving their classes to higher ground. >> i got you, three. >> reporter: the clock is ticking for working-class stevensville. >> we're told, it's going to be one for the books. and if that's the case, we have to take every precautions to protect our desks, chairs and children, too. >> reporter:t
wetten i-55, from new orleans to st. louis. also on i-40 across tennessee. flooding on i-10, from baton rouge to new orleans and mobile. rain slick on i-70, from st. louis to pittsburgh. and on i-80, from chicago to cleveland. >> and if you're flying, delays are possible in minneapolis, chicago, detroit, memphis, new orleans and charlotte. >>> thousands of residents living along the mississippi river could be flooded out as soon as tomorrow. >> government engineers are...
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army corps of engineers, new orleans office. i know you're very busy. what is your biggest challenge right now? the spillway is open, things seem to be going as predicted. >> now what we're working on is working with the local power, working with the local levy districts to get flood fighting measures in effect that will come down as the water comes down the atchafalaya. >> it look loop back up and catch a community, even a community that has a flood wall here, maybe this stops it but it can come up somewhere else. how do you fight that? >> the system is designed to divert water out to the gulf of mexico. with the low lying marshes and the areas around here, the water before it gets to the gulf, the volume of water is so extreme that it will back up through those marshes and start coming up through the south side. >> how many homes now that you've actually opened the spillway. it was a theory until the weekend. now you've opened the spillway and the water is coming out. how many homes are being buried? how many people will have their homes sacrificed to
army corps of engineers, new orleans office. i know you're very busy. what is your biggest challenge right now? the spillway is open, things seem to be going as predicted. >> now what we're working on is working with the local power, working with the local levy districts to get flood fighting measures in effect that will come down as the water comes down the atchafalaya. >> it look loop back up and catch a community, even a community that has a flood wall here, maybe this stops it...
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and of course, we are still taking lessons from everything from not only chile, new zealand, new orleans, but now the newest set of tragedy. what they are doing in alabama and mississippi, what they are doing in those disasters, as we focus on our seismic expectations. i continue to pay a lot of attention to the new seismic lifelines council that we created, through my work in the city administrator's office. that council continues to be unique as it brings together all of our utility agencies in the city, whether the departments or private sector, bringing them in the same room to talk about our gaps, about what we can recover, whether it is pg&e, telecommunications, or emergency coordination with our public utilities commission, having the heads of our fire and police department there, building department there, listening and understanding our role as the lifeline council identifies those things that we need today to strengthen our ability to recover quickly. all of these practices we are doing, i could brag about them, but i tend to look at the work they have in front of them more and
and of course, we are still taking lessons from everything from not only chile, new zealand, new orleans, but now the newest set of tragedy. what they are doing in alabama and mississippi, what they are doing in those disasters, as we focus on our seismic expectations. i continue to pay a lot of attention to the new seismic lifelines council that we created, through my work in the city administrator's office. that council continues to be unique as it brings together all of our utility agencies...
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thousands of square miles downriver could be flooded, but new orleans and baton rouge would be saved. >>> also mirroring arizona, the second state with some stiff immigration laws. the governor nathan beale signed that law yesterday. the author will be here with me in the studio live and also someone who's against it. you want to hear the conversation. >>> also another conversation you'll be interested to hear, a rare interview with hank aaron, talking about baseball, how it's letting down the black community. also talking about who the real home run king should be. from the cnn center, this is your cnn saturday morning. glad you could spend part of your day here with us. it's 7:00 a.m. in morgan city, louisiana. all eyes on morgan city today. let's talk about this flooding, major flooding has swamped the upper mississippi and ohio river valley is now making aim at lower mississippi. later today the army corps of engineers could open the morganza spill way in louisiana. it has not been opened in more than 40 years. w450i why would they open it now? it could save the cities of new orle
thousands of square miles downriver could be flooded, but new orleans and baton rouge would be saved. >>> also mirroring arizona, the second state with some stiff immigration laws. the governor nathan beale signed that law yesterday. the author will be here with me in the studio live and also someone who's against it. you want to hear the conversation. >>> also another conversation you'll be interested to hear, a rare interview with hank aaron, talking about baseball, how it's...
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you said to me earlier how has that affected new orleans? well, the good news is it's actually relieving some of that potential stress. now, we have a little science experiment for you. hopefully you can see this. we have some rice. this actually represents the bonnie carey. we opened that last week. >> the smaller spillway. >> scoop that for me. >> that represents 250,000 cubic feet per second. now, this one, this is the morganza and i'm going to make a mess, don. >> water is going to spill like that anyway. >> the red line indicates actually the top of the levee. by taking this all out you can see that the line is going to fall back down, it's going to be back below flood stage. >> that's with both of them. >> this has had an immediate effect but it's going to affect so many other people who live in that basin. you know that so. >> good explanation. >> thank you. >> our meteorologist here at cnn. we appreciate it. thank you. >>> we're following developing story that we want to tell you about. it's about one of the most powerful voices when
you said to me earlier how has that affected new orleans? well, the good news is it's actually relieving some of that potential stress. now, we have a little science experiment for you. hopefully you can see this. we have some rice. this actually represents the bonnie carey. we opened that last week. >> the smaller spillway. >> scoop that for me. >> that represents 250,000 cubic feet per second. now, this one, this is the morganza and i'm going to make a mess, don. >>...
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hooks like new orleans may have dodged a bullet here. the neighbors surrounding you are taking the bruntd of of it. i know you reached out to the people of new orleans to help the people of the rural areas, right? >> new orleans is safe and dry, the system is working as it was designed. but unfortunately, the folks in the spillway will take a hit. it's important for the people of new orleans who understand this as well as anybody in the world to reach out and to make sure that our friends in the spillway have what they need to get back up after the flood waters come in and go out again. >> do you feel confident, though, that where you are in new orleans and the folks of that city have essentially dodged a bullet at this point? >> we believe so. the levees, we believe, are going to hold. the levees are strong. the system is working exactly the way it's designed. they opened up the spillway, the mor morganza spillway and the old river spillway, the water levels was where they said it would be. that's fine. having said that, it's a dangerou
hooks like new orleans may have dodged a bullet here. the neighbors surrounding you are taking the bruntd of of it. i know you reached out to the people of new orleans to help the people of the rural areas, right? >> new orleans is safe and dry, the system is working as it was designed. but unfortunately, the folks in the spillway will take a hit. it's important for the people of new orleans who understand this as well as anybody in the world to reach out and to make sure that our friends...
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the new orleans coroner back then was an obstetrician, dr. frank minyard. 20 years later, dr. jazz, as he is known, is still in office, the longest-serving big city coroner in america. it's not a very large facility. >> no, no, it's not. >> bergman: during hurricane katrina, coroner minyard became part of the city's folklore when he swam through the storm water to get to work. >> there was ten feet of water here where these boats are coming. there i am standing there, and you can see my john wayne pistol. >> bergman: minyard's exploits helped win him re-election. >> ...no food and no water. >> bergman: you're the elected coroner. >> yes. >> bergman: and you've been elected how many times? >> ten. >> bergman: ten times? >> ten four-year terms. >> bergman: well, you're a politician. >> oh, don't call me a politician. i don't think i'm a politician. i'm more of a community servant. >> bergman: but you're not a forensic pathologist. >> no, no. no, i was in obgyn practice before i became coroner. i have five forensic pathologists who work for me. >> bergman: but it's coroner minyar
the new orleans coroner back then was an obstetrician, dr. frank minyard. 20 years later, dr. jazz, as he is known, is still in office, the longest-serving big city coroner in america. it's not a very large facility. >> no, no, it's not. >> bergman: during hurricane katrina, coroner minyard became part of the city's folklore when he swam through the storm water to get to work. >> there was ten feet of water here where these boats are coming. there i am standing there, and you...
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when we went down to jackson, we went by way of new orleans, and the new orleans we got more training and were told that the freedom riders who were already in parchment were in fact, some of them were trying to reform the jails and one of the things we were to tell them was not to try to do anything more then sir got your time. we were supposed to spend six weeks -- mississippi have the strange way of doing things. if you could stay for six weeks without posting bail, you could post your bail if you stayed past the six week period then had to spend the rest of your period, which was six months. you were arrested on breach of peace. when we went from jackson, from new orleans to jackson and got into the waiting room, we went in, you could go into the intrastate or interstate, either one. if you went in as a mixed group you are going to be arrested. the use interstate and intrastate instead of color, because it was against the law for them to discriminate on either one of them but it was not against the local law. it was just against the federal law. we wanted the fed to come down and
when we went down to jackson, we went by way of new orleans, and the new orleans we got more training and were told that the freedom riders who were already in parchment were in fact, some of them were trying to reform the jails and one of the things we were to tell them was not to try to do anything more then sir got your time. we were supposed to spend six weeks -- mississippi have the strange way of doing things. if you could stay for six weeks without posting bail, you could post your bail...
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the river has crested at 17 feet above stage in new orleans. here's more. >> reporter: four flood gates are now open at the time morganza spill we were. the mississippi river is rushing through, farmlands transformed from a dry field to a lake. houses and roads being submerged. even animals are being forced to deal with the rising water. opening the spillway diverted the water from the more heavily populated cities of baton scrooge new orleans. >> -- baton rouge and new orleans. >> nothing is going to push us out. >> people in the path of the flood waters are urged to evacuate. some people 50 miles from the spillway are raising to get valuables to higher ground. >> i'm going to watch it daily, and if i see it coming up, you know, if i feel threatened by it, i'm going. >> reporter: perry has lived in more began city for 20 years. >> going to have nice quiet life. retirement. and seems everything is just turning upside down on us. >> reporter: mandatory evacuations are issued for the three mile lake area. if the residents refuse to leave, they wi
the river has crested at 17 feet above stage in new orleans. here's more. >> reporter: four flood gates are now open at the time morganza spill we were. the mississippi river is rushing through, farmlands transformed from a dry field to a lake. houses and roads being submerged. even animals are being forced to deal with the rising water. opening the spillway diverted the water from the more heavily populated cities of baton scrooge new orleans. >> -- baton rouge and new orleans....
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how has that affected new orleans? the good news is it's relieving some potential stress. we have a science experiment for you. we have some rice right here. this represents the bonnie carey that we opened last week. scoop that up. that represents 250,000 cubic feet per second. this is the morganza. i'll make a mess. all over your script. >> the water will spill anyway. >> the red line indicates actually the top of this indicates the top of the levee. by taking this all out you can see the line will fall back down and back below flood stage. >> that's with both of them. >> this has had an immediate effect. unfortunately this will affect to many other people that live in that basin. >> good explanation. >> i'll clean the mess up. >> our meteorologist here at cnn. we appreciate it. thank you. >>> we're following a developing story. it's about one of the most powerful voices when it bombs the world's money pulled off a planing tonight and questioned about an alleged sexual assault. we'll have a live report four. then there's this. two leaders of the muslim faith arrested in t
how has that affected new orleans? the good news is it's relieving some potential stress. we have a science experiment for you. we have some rice right here. this represents the bonnie carey that we opened last week. scoop that up. that represents 250,000 cubic feet per second. this is the morganza. i'll make a mess. all over your script. >> the water will spill anyway. >> the red line indicates actually the top of this indicates the top of the levee. by taking this all out you can...
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>> its 'tough to watch, anne, and we have to talk about new orleans. a city, when you mention it, you of katrina, the oil spill, a city kind of in recovery, continuing to shine, and what's in it for them in this flood? >> reporter: well, they're watching the river levels very carefully, as you can imagine, brian. city officials met with the army corps of engineers today, and they decided that if the river levels rise one more foot, then they're going to have to close the flood gates, and that means closing the port of new orleans. and that is bad news. brian? >> anne thompson, chief environmental affairs correspondent, starting us off tonight from louisiana. anne, thanks as always. >>> we have news tonight from overseas, resulting from the death of osama bin laden. of all the material those navy s.e.a.l.s grabbed on their way out of that house in pakistan, one item is paying off in terms of intelligence. it's a private journal, we're told, and it's now increasingly public. nbc's jim miklaszewski is on duty at the pentagon tonight. jim, good evening. >>
>> its 'tough to watch, anne, and we have to talk about new orleans. a city, when you mention it, you of katrina, the oil spill, a city kind of in recovery, continuing to shine, and what's in it for them in this flood? >> reporter: well, they're watching the river levels very carefully, as you can imagine, brian. city officials met with the army corps of engineers today, and they decided that if the river levels rise one more foot, then they're going to have to close the flood...
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and new orleans is cresting now, right at flood stage. there it is. and then there's the tiny community of krotz springs. the mayor joins me now by phone. thanks so much for your time. i'm sure you're having a very busy day there today. what's happening now? >> krotz does not have any water in it at this time. the main part of time is surrounded by taller levees that the corps' built. we have a railroad track that runs through here. the south part of town never had any levee protection. in 1973 they built a shorter levee, just a temporary levee, but time has took its toll on that. and whenever we got word that we were going to get, you know, high water this year from the morganza floodway, sooner or later it would have to be open and we scrambled and put together and -- well, i say we're in the process of putting together a levee now to protect about 240 homes and -- >> so are people putting up some levees by themselves? are they taping up their homes as we've seen in some communities? are they heeding the warnings to get out of town? >> yes, for the
and new orleans is cresting now, right at flood stage. there it is. and then there's the tiny community of krotz springs. the mayor joins me now by phone. thanks so much for your time. i'm sure you're having a very busy day there today. what's happening now? >> krotz does not have any water in it at this time. the main part of time is surrounded by taller levees that the corps' built. we have a railroad track that runs through here. the south part of town never had any levee protection....
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one city of concern is new orleans. and right now the river is expected to crest just below about a half a foot below the levee. so if it stays that way, it's good. that takes into account that they're going to open a spillway, similar to what they did in cairo. it's called the bonnet carre spillway. there's a second one. nobody lives there, by the way. nobody's really worried about it. it's a good thing. that's what it was designed to do. the second one is the morganza spillway. if this thing opens up, this is going to be impacting people. this is going to be impacting agriculture as well. that one has not been used to protect new orleans just yet. it was opened one time back in 1973. it is designed to fill a swampy area basically between the atchafalaya river. if the hlevee is opened seven parishes could be covered. st. francisville, louisiana. five feet of water could move into parts of houma and morgan city. this one will certainly be detrimental. that's that catch- .22. do you harm fewer people or more people? the
one city of concern is new orleans. and right now the river is expected to crest just below about a half a foot below the levee. so if it stays that way, it's good. that takes into account that they're going to open a spillway, similar to what they did in cairo. it's called the bonnet carre spillway. there's a second one. nobody lives there, by the way. nobody's really worried about it. it's a good thing. that's what it was designed to do. the second one is the morganza spillway. if this thing...
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it's expecting to begin burdening the waters away from new orleans and baton rouge. while many homes will be protected, the homes and farms of 2500 people will be expected to be flooded. >> an arrest warrant may be issued for moammar gadhafi. an international close to the courts cells cnn to expect a formal announcement on monday. it's the first time the icc has investigated alleged crimes against humanity. >>> and two islamic leaders in south florida and one of their relatives in california arrested today, charged with providing support to the pakistani taliban. that's a terrorist group with close ties to al qaeda, responsible for carrying out attacks on the pakistan border. three other people were indicted. a federal indictment said all six conspired to kill, injure, and kidnap people abroad. and welcome news for motorists struggling with high gas prices. president obama plans to speed up domestic oil drilling. he made the announcement in his weekly address to the nation. >> i'm directing the department of interior to conduct annual lease sales in alaska's petroleu
it's expecting to begin burdening the waters away from new orleans and baton rouge. while many homes will be protected, the homes and farms of 2500 people will be expected to be flooded. >> an arrest warrant may be issued for moammar gadhafi. an international close to the courts cells cnn to expect a formal announcement on monday. it's the first time the icc has investigated alleged crimes against humanity. >>> and two islamic leaders in south florida and one of their relatives...
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so, in saving baton rouge, in saving new orleans, what happens? that water has to go somewhere, folks. and it's going to go in some of those other lower lying areas in south central louisiana. there's reason to worry. areas in yellow that you're seeing here, places could get, folks, some 20 feet of water. the green areas you're seeing, we're talking about some 15 feet of water. we'll have live coverage of the corps of engineers. they're expected to have a briefing around 2:00 eastern time. we'll see what comes of that. i do want to go to our ed lavandera who has been standing by at that morganza spillway. you were giving us the heads up that this could come in the next few hours. is that still what you're hearing? >> we still anticipate that that will happen and really what they're monitoring right now, t.j., is the water pressure throughout the mississippi river as it heads into baton rouge and new orleans and there's a number you need to keep in mind here. 1.5 million cubic feet of water per second. that amount of pressure on the levee system be
so, in saving baton rouge, in saving new orleans, what happens? that water has to go somewhere, folks. and it's going to go in some of those other lower lying areas in south central louisiana. there's reason to worry. areas in yellow that you're seeing here, places could get, folks, some 20 feet of water. the green areas you're seeing, we're talking about some 15 feet of water. we'll have live coverage of the corps of engineers. they're expected to have a briefing around 2:00 eastern time....
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it's bubba time in new orleans! in recognition of bubba watson's win at both farmers and zurich, zurich and farmers are going to donate $250,000 in bubba watson's name for the relief efforts off the devastating storms here this past week in the southeast. mother, she said you got to go play new orleans. there she is. his wife angie. congratulations, bubba. the champion here at the zurich the champion here at the zurich classic! >>> wjz, maryland's news station. >>> thank you for joining us. breaking news. just coming in from baltimore county. a man killed himself an a stand off. moments ago police told us the man shot a woman, he refused to come out of his home. that's when a s.w.a.t. team went in, the man killed himself. the woman is expected to survive. at least one gun shot wound. we have a crew on the way to the scene. >>> another news. aattacks in libya, bombs hit a home of moammar gadhafi, leaving his son and three grandchildren dead. >> reporter: officials took journalists on a tour of a bombed out home where
it's bubba time in new orleans! in recognition of bubba watson's win at both farmers and zurich, zurich and farmers are going to donate $250,000 in bubba watson's name for the relief efforts off the devastating storms here this past week in the southeast. mother, she said you got to go play new orleans. there she is. his wife angie. congratulations, bubba. the champion here at the zurich the champion here at the zurich classic! >>> wjz, maryland's news station. >>> thank you...
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then you watch what goes on in new orleans. now, in your book, and you have explosive things in there. you say that a couple days before katrina hit, the president, mayor nagin, and the governor, kathleen blanco of louisiana, were told, if this storm hits here, and it looks like it will, the water's coming into the city and the city's going under. and no one evacuated. >> well, not only did we brief everyone about the potential of either the levees topping, waters coming over the top where the levees breaching and falling apart, you don't have toly livn this country long to know if you pay any attention to geography that new orleans is a fish bowl. they have pumping systems all the time, even outside of hurricane season. >> i want to talk about some of the lessons. let me dump blame on everybody else. you really take a look at what the mistakes were and what you've learned from that. something i thought was soin sightful, you talked about how you had gone through preparedness scenarios right before this, but you hadn't taken in
then you watch what goes on in new orleans. now, in your book, and you have explosive things in there. you say that a couple days before katrina hit, the president, mayor nagin, and the governor, kathleen blanco of louisiana, were told, if this storm hits here, and it looks like it will, the water's coming into the city and the city's going under. and no one evacuated. >> well, not only did we brief everyone about the potential of either the levees topping, waters coming over the top...
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down towards the south near new orleans we're talking about moderate flooding, and that is better news than major flooding. certainly everybody across new orleans needs to pay attention to this problem with the mississippi. >> they and we will be keeping tabs all day long. thanks so much, jennifer. appreciate that. >>> in other news, the u.s. state department is apologizing for a computer glitch that left thousands believing they had won a green card. millions applied for just 50,000 green cards. officials invalidated the results posted on a website after learning of the mistake. a new lottery will be held come july. >>> jury selection in a sensational florida murder trial continues into the weekend. you're looking at live pictures actually right now. lawyers are still trying to seat jurors to hear the murder case against casey anthony. she's accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter three years ago. the little girl was missing for six months before her skeletal remains were found in the woods near her home. >>> haiti has a new president. but before winning office, michelle martelli w
down towards the south near new orleans we're talking about moderate flooding, and that is better news than major flooding. certainly everybody across new orleans needs to pay attention to this problem with the mississippi. >> they and we will be keeping tabs all day long. thanks so much, jennifer. appreciate that. >>> in other news, the u.s. state department is apologizing for a computer glitch that left thousands believing they had won a green card. millions applied for just...
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the corps already opened some of the gates at the bonnet carre spillway, 30 miles north of new orleans, to ease pressure on that city's levees. now, some of the levees themselves need reinforcing against the increasing water pressure. >> we are actually on the backwater levees, these levees attach to the mainline mississippi river levees, and what we are doing is, just for a precautionary measure, we are adding a polyurethane type plastic to the back side of the levee, if they, if the water gets high enough that it flows over the levee and flows down the back side, this helps with erosion to keep it from damaging the levee if the water should go over. >> brown: the potential for catastrophe was evident at memphis, tennessee, where the water may take weeks to retreat, after cresting on tuesday. these before-and-after photographs taken from space show the effects on the city and its surroundings. damage estimates so far have reached $320 million. across the river in arkansas, the damage to farms and crops is already much higher at $500 million and counting. >> i've got a neighbor that's
the corps already opened some of the gates at the bonnet carre spillway, 30 miles north of new orleans, to ease pressure on that city's levees. now, some of the levees themselves need reinforcing against the increasing water pressure. >> we are actually on the backwater levees, these levees attach to the mainline mississippi river levees, and what we are doing is, just for a precautionary measure, we are adding a polyurethane type plastic to the back side of the levee, if they, if the...
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notice we're dealing with moderate flooding for new orleans. that's good news with the area being so low, they need all the protection they can get. >> my goodness, still talking about potentially two more weeks of agony, being on the edge of your seat? >> absolutely. may 22nd. >> jennifer, thanks so much. >>> other stories making news right now. two islamic leaders in south florida and one of their relatives in california arrested today, charged with providing support to the pakistani taliban. that's a terrorist group with close ties to al qaeda, responsible for carrying out attacks on the pakistan-afghanistan border. three other people in pakistan were also indicted. a federal indictment says all six conspired to kill, injure or kidnap people abroad. >>> thousands of people who thought they won a green card to stay in this country are out of luck. the u.s. state department is invalidating results posted on its website because of a computer glitch. every year millions apply for 50,000 green cards. a new lottery will be held in july. >>> welcom
notice we're dealing with moderate flooding for new orleans. that's good news with the area being so low, they need all the protection they can get. >> my goodness, still talking about potentially two more weeks of agony, being on the edge of your seat? >> absolutely. may 22nd. >> jennifer, thanks so much. >>> other stories making news right now. two islamic leaders in south florida and one of their relatives in california arrested today, charged with providing...
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well, it would divert potential floodwaters from baton rouge and new orleans. but then other communities down river will be flooded. now flooding could close the river to shipping as well at the new orleans port on monday and that would add a huge economic impact on the region. as i bring in reynolds wolf now, you talked about this earlier. people have been trying for a long time to control water. good luck with that. first of all. but how do they make these decisions? let's save this area but, man, we have to go destroy this area. >> you're forced to make a decision. you've got to. who is going to suffer the most? i mean it's very, very difficult to make. we're talking about potential of about 3,000 square miles being underwater. some places deep as 25 feet. and a lot of this can be headed down stream to morgan city which is 12,000 people live there. so really a rough time. let's go to the wall. the area that we're talking about is right in southern louisiana. let's get this map out of the way and pull this one forward. you see the area that is surrounded by b
well, it would divert potential floodwaters from baton rouge and new orleans. but then other communities down river will be flooded. now flooding could close the river to shipping as well at the new orleans port on monday and that would add a huge economic impact on the region. as i bring in reynolds wolf now, you talked about this earlier. people have been trying for a long time to control water. good luck with that. first of all. but how do they make these decisions? let's save this area but,...